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Increase in Clostridium difficile–related
Mortality Rates, United States, 1999–2004
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Sep 2007
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Source:Emerg Infect Dis. 13(9):1417-1419.
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:Reported mortality rates from Clostridium difficile disease in the United States increased from 5.7 per million population in 1999 to 23.7 per million in 2004. Increased rates may be due to emergence of a highly virulent strain of C. difficile. Rates were higher for whites than for other racial/ethnic groups.
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